The Winston, Georgia, native commenced his first full-time Xfinity campaign with Richard Childress Racing on a high note by winning the season-opening event at Daytona.
Dodge//SRT and Mopar get the 2022 National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Camping World Drag Racing series season started with three Dodge Funny Cars and a Top Fuel entry in the top half of the eliminations ladder for the 62nd annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com
Defending Daytona 500 champion Michael McDowell and new crew chief Blake Harris stopped by the infield media center to talk about tomorrow’s race with members of the media. Full transcript follows:
Today baking industry leader Bimbo Bakeries USA executives unveiled their sponsorship plans for the No. 47 Kroger Racing Camaro ZL1 at their media breakfast with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. at Daytona International Speedway’s Boardwalk Club on Lake Lloyd.
Thompson on his season debut at Daytona: “Tough luck tonight for our No. 40 Worldwide Express team. That’s the nature of Daytona, though – you can do nothing wrong and still get collected."
Alan on his season debut at Daytona: “It was a tough race here in Daytona. We had a really fast AUTOParkit Chevrolet Silverado and just got caught at the wrong place at the wrong time. I’m really proud of the effort our Niece Motorsports team put in this weekend.”
Hocevar on his top-10 finish to open the 2022 season: “We committed to that strategy – all in or all out – and we were all out just waiting for [the field] to crash and then we could race."
Wright on his season debut at Daytona: “We had a really good F.N.B. Corporation Chevrolet Silverado. We battled all race long and were in position when it mattered most."
Hailie Deegan qualified 26th for the NextEra Energy 250 ahead of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season debut at the Daytona International Speedway.
